Competitions and Reading Champions Challenges
As part of our ongoing work to support schools, we run Reading Champions Challenges every term. These challenges are designed to encourage reading for pleasure in schools, as well as developing reading stamina and increasing reading diversity. Read more about our Reading Champions programme.
Our challenges and competitions are open to and completely free for all UK schools.
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Current challenge
Launching in Autumn 2025 - sign up now to get involved!
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Encourage and diversify reading for pleasure in your school with The Verse Novel ChallengeLearn more about The Verse Novel Challenge.
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Recent competitions
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Activate the power of book talk in your school community with a new reading challenge that will build confidence, engagement in reading and motivation to read among students aged 5...Learn more about Book Talk Challenge.
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Could your students write persuasively about a positive change they would like to see in their local community? The Wicked Writers: Be the Change competition is now closed but find...Learn more about Wicked Writers: Be the Change.
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Enrich your students’ learning with this fantastic STEM reading challenge as our We Wonder series returns.Learn more about We Wonder: Our Blue Planet.
